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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel W Volpenhein, Mason, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A46B / ; A46B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
151671 ; 15172 ; 15201 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a toothbrush having an elongated handle having a head at one end and tufts of bristles affixed to the head. The head has a stationary section which contains fixed, stationary tufts of bristles, and a movable section with tufts of bristles affixed thereto. The movable section of the head is movably attached to the stationary section. The movable section may be pivotally or hingedly attached to the stationary section. The present toothbrush provides for the control and cleaning ability of fixed tufts, while also providing for the cleaning efficiency and effectiveness of movable tufts which follow the contour of the teeth.